1968 Jack Kramer Tournament of Champions
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| 1968 British Indoor Championships | |
|---|---|
| Date | 15–21 November |
| Edition | 1st |
| Draw | 16S / 8D |
| Prize money | £20,000 |
| Surface | Carpet / indoor |
| Location | London, England |
| Venue | Wembley Pool Arena |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
| Australia Ken Rosewall | |
| Men's doubles | |
| Australia John Newcombe / Australia Tony Roche | |
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The 1968 Jack Kramer Tournament of Champions was a men's professional tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the first edition of the British Indoor Championships in the Open era. The tournament took place at the Wembley Pool Arena in London, England and ran from 15 November through 21 November 1968.
The singles event and the accompanying £5,000 first prize was won by Ken Rosewall.[1][2]
Finals
[edit | edit source]Singles
[edit | edit source]Australia Ken Rosewall defeated Australia John Newcombe 6–4, 4–6, 7–5, 6–4
Doubles
[edit | edit source]Australia John Newcombe / Australia Tony Roche defeated United States Pancho Gonzales / Spain Andrés Gimeno 6–3, 9–7
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Draws
[edit | edit source]Singles
[edit | edit source]| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Rod Laver | 3 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Roy Emerson | 6 | 9 | Australia Roy Emerson | 3 | r. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Fred Stolle | 10 | 6 | Australia Fred Stolle | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| United States Butch Buchholz | 8 | 3 | Australia Fred Stolle | 6 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Australia John Newcombe | 10 | 7 | Australia John Newcombe | 3 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| United States Marty Riessen | 8 | 5 | Australia John Newcombe | 7 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| United States Dennis Ralston | 3 | 6 | 6 | United States Dennis Ralston | 5 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom Roger Taylor | 6 | 3 | 4 | Australia John Newcombe | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Spain Andrés Gimeno | 3 | 6 | 6 | Australia Ken Rosewall | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| France Pierre Barthès | 6 | 1 | 4 | Spain Andrés Gimeno | 6 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Tony Roche | 8 | 6 | Australia Tony Roche | 4 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| South Africa Ray Moore | 6 | 0 | Spain Andrés Gimeno | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| United States Pancho Gonzales | 8 | 9 | 3 | Australia Ken Rosewall | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Niki Pilić | 6 | 11 | 6 | Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Niki Pilić | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| South Africa Cliff Drysdale | 4 | 5 | Australia Ken Rosewall | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Ken Rosewall | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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